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The Obsequies of the Late Phineas T. Barnum, at Bridgeport
Image Not Available for The Obsequies of the Late Phineas T. Barnum, at Bridgeport

The Obsequies of the Late Phineas T. Barnum, at Bridgeport

Date1891
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper Photomechanical reproductions; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 9in. (19.7 x 22.9cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 16 5/16 x 11 3/8in. (41.4 x 28.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionThree images of the funeral of Phineas T. Barnum. The upper image, a wood engraviing, shows Barnum's grave surrounded by a crowd of children and filled with flowers. A small vignette shows the open grave and the memorial monument. The lower image, a halftone, shows a hearse drawn by two white horses surrounded by a crowd of mourners, mostly men in bowler hats. A large brick church is in the background.
Object number1979.46.1
InscribedOn recto, upper center, above image, printed in black ink, "FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER"; below upper image, printed in black ink, "CHILDREN AT THE GRAVE."; below lower image, printed in black ink, "AT THE CHURCH DOOR. / CONNECTICUT--THE OBSEQUIES OF THE LATE PHINEAS T. BARNUM, AT BRIDGEPORT."; lower right, in pencil, accession number
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